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Glossary: semantics

Explanation

The study of meaning. It covers the meanings of words and their combinations into larger units (phrases, clauses and sentences).

Ambiguity and headlines

Newspaper headlines often compress sequences of actions into very compact structures. Sometimes the meaning becomes ambiguous as a result.

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